EXCEL GEAS 3 COACHING

1. Who said to be the

scientific method?
ANS. GALILEO GALILEI

founder

ANS. SPECIFIC HEAT

of the

2. The international system of units (SI) has

how many base units?
ANS. 7
3. Physical properties of matter include ___.
ANS. COLOR, FORM, DENSITY AND
BOILING POINT
4. The 18 elements potassium (K) through
krypton (Kr) are found in group __ of the
periodic table.
ANS. 4

15. According to the

the pressure of a
expression p=2E/3V,
ANS.
KINETIC
MOLECULES

kinetic theory of gases,

gas is given by the
where E is the total ___.
ENERGY
OF
THE

16. N molecules, each of mass m of gas A and

2N molecules, each of mass 2m of gas B are
contained in a vessel at temperature T. The
mean square of the velocity of molecules of
gas B is v2 and the mean square of x
component of the velocity of gas A is w2. The
ratio w2/v2 is __.
ANS. 2/3

5. Chemical concentration are most often

expressed as
ANS. PPM OR PARTS PER MILLION

17. With the propagation of a longitudinal

wave through a material medium the
quantities transmitted in the propagation
direction are __ and __.
ANS. ENERGY, LINEAR MOMENTUM

6. Hydrogen makes up roughly what % of

the universes visible mass?
ANS. 90%

18. Among air, water, vacuum and iron, which

medium does sound travels the fastest?
ANS. IRON

7. What are the parts of opposite theory?

ANS. OXIDATION AND REDUCTION

19. The speed of waves travelling along a

stretched rope will increase when the rope is
__.
ANS. STRETCHED BY A HEAVIER LOAD

8. Iron can form how many ions?

ANS. 2
9. Frederick Soddy named isotopes from the
Greek word iso meaning __.
ANS. SAME PLACE
10. Transmutation occurs when the nucleus of
an element is ___.
ANS. HIT BY PARTICLES OF ANOTHER
ELEMENT
11. At sea level, a body will have minimum
weight at __.
ANS. EQUATOR
12. If the Earth shrinks, what will be the effect
on the value of the acceleration due to
gravity?
ANS. IT WILL INCREASE.
13. If there were a small gravitational effect,
then what force undergo a change?
ANS. ARCHIMEDES UPLIFT
14. On a sunny day at the beach, the sand
gets so hot and the water stays relatively cool
is due to the difference in __ of water and
sand.

20. If the stem of a vibrating tuning fork is

pressed against a tabletop, __ will increase.
ANS. LOUDNESS
21. The phenomenon of dumping results in
decrease in __.
ANS. AMPLITUDE
22. Echo is formed as a result of __ of sound.
ANS. REFLECTION
23. A speed of Mach 2 is approximately equal
to __ miles per hour.
ANS. 1360
24. Polarized light is passed through a
Polaroid. On viewing through the Polaroid, we
find that when the Polaroid is given one full
rotation about the reflection of light, we
observed the intensity is ___.
ANS. TWICE MAXIMUM AND TWICE ZERO
25. Ray optics is valid when characteristic
dimensions are __ the wavelength of light.
ANS. MUCH LARGER THAN

26. The phenomenon responsible for the blue

color of the sky is ___.
ANS. SCATTERING
27. A Polaroid is placed at 45O to an incoming
light of intensity IO. Now the intensity of light
passing through Polaroid after polarization
would be __.
ANS. IO/2
28. The
objective
of
the
astronomical
telescope will form an image which is __.
ANS. REAL AND DIMINISHED
29. A telescope has an objective of focal
length 60 cm and eyepiece of focal length 3
cm. Its magnifying power is __.
ANS. 20
30. A Galilean telescope has an objective of
focal length 25 cm and an eye piece of focal
length 10 cm. Then its length is __ cm.
ANS. 15
31. A Galilean telescope has an objective of
focal length 25 cm and eyepiece of focal
length 5 cm. Its magnifying power is __.
ANS. 5
32. What is considered the
conductor of electric current?
ANS. GOLD

third

best

33. The electrical resistivity of the insulating

metal mica is __ ohm-cm.
ANS. 1015
34. ___ is defined as the resistance of
material to volume changes occurring due to
its exposure to high temperature for a longer
time.
ANS. DIMENSIONAL STABILITY
35. Friction factors for both laminar and
turbulent flows can be plotted in a __
diagram.
ANS. MOODY
36. __ is produced when marble is made to
react with sulfuric acid.
ANS. CARBON DIOXIDE
37. The energy radiated by a black body has a
rate that is proportional to the absolute
temperature raised to the __ power.
ANS. 4TH
38. __ states that heat transfer from cold
body to hot body follows which principle in
thermodynamics.

ANS. CLAUSSIUS STATEMENT

39. ___ of a thermodynamic cycle is defined
as work done divided by heat supplied.
ANS. THERMAL EFFICIENCY
40. Compounds are mostly classified as __.
ANS. ACIDS AND BASES
41. The English unit slug is a unit of __.
ANS. MASS
42. __ is the product of area and square of
the distance from the reference axis.
ANS. SECOND MOMENT OF AREA
43. The type of steel that is 0.8% carbon and
100% pearlite is called ___.
ANS. EUTECTOID
44. The chief ore of zinc is ___.
ANS. SPHALERITE
45. The lens used to rectify the defect of
farsightedness is a __ lens.
ANS. CONVEX
46. The defect of eye called myopia can be
corrected by using a __ lens.
ANS. DIVERGING
47. Person suffering from astigmatism should
use a __ lens.
ANS. CYLINDRICAL
48. The distant of distinct vision for a normal
human eye is __ cm.
ANS. 25
49. The point at which a parallel beam of light
rays is focused by a convex lens is called its
__.
ANS. PRINCIPAL FOCUS
50. The distance between the optical center of
a convex lens and its principal focus is called
its __.
ANS. FOCAL LENGTH
51. In a convex lens when the object is placed
at a distance beyond 2F from the lens, the
image of the object is formed __.
ANS. BETWEEN F AND 2F ON THE OTHER
SIDE
52. The refractive index of a material is 2.50.
The speed of light in this material is ___ m/s.
ANS. 1.2 x 108

53. The unit of pressure in rationalized MKS

system is __.
ANS. Newton/meter2
54. One year is equal to __ days.
ANS. 365 and
55. A bullet is fired from a rifle. If the rifle
recoils freely, the kinetic energy of the rifle is
__ that of the bullet.
ANS. LESS THAN
56. Why more viscous mobile oil is used in
summer than in winter in scooters?
ANS.
AT
HIGH
TEMPERATURE,
VISCOSITY IS LOW

57. If a substance does not return to its

original shape when the force acting on it is
removed, it is called __.
ANS. PLASTIC
58. The substances which can be easily drawn
into wires are called __.
ANS. DUCTILE
59. When glass is heated, it becomes more
__.
ANS. BRITTLE
60. Between rubber, aluminum,
steel, which is a brittle substance?
ANS. COAL

coal

and

61. Between weight, acceleration, speed and

force, which is not a vector quantity?
ANS. SPEED

67. In an explosion of body breaks up into two

pieces of unequal masses, the lighter mass
will move with ___.
ANS. LARGER KINETIC ENERGY
68. Potential energy is the energy due to __
of the body.
ANS. POSITION
69. When a constant force is applied to a
body, it moves with uniform __.
ANS. ACCELERATION
70. If the sum of all the forces acting on a
moving object is zero, the object will __.
ANS.
CONTINUE
MOVING
WITH
CONSTANT VELOCITY
71. Two spheres of radii R and 2R are
released from the same point above the
ground. What will be the same for both after
1 second, if frictional effects are ignored?
ANS. SPEED
72. A moving object X has a mass m and
speed v. another moving object Y will have
twice the momentum of X if it has a mass of
___.
ANS. 4m
73. The cylinder of __ elements is the one
considered to be the international standard
for the mass of 1 kilogram.
ANS. PLATINUM-IRIDIUM

62. As the distance of a satellite is increased

above the earths surface, its speed will ___.
ANS. DECREASE

74. A kind of solid which is characterized as

consisting of ordered three dimensional
arrays of structural motif is classified as __
solids.
ANS. CRYSTALLINE

63. If the distance of a satellite is increased

above the earths surface, its period will __.
ANS. INCREASE

75. Carbon dioxide is not a/an __ compound.

ANS. IONIC

64. When a spring is pulled down with weight

attached to it and let go, it oscillates about its
mean position. Its kinetic energy is maximum
when it __.
ANS. PASSES ITS MEAN POSITION
65. What expression has a unit of power?
ANS. Force x velocity
66. A girl walks up a flight of steps. What
factor does not affect the work done by her
against gravity?
ANS. HER SPEED

76. ___ number is useful in determining

whether the flow is laminar or turbulent.
ANS. REYNOLDS
77. The unit of molar mass is __.
ANS. GRAMS/MOLE
78. One liter of water has a mass of __grams.
ANS. 1,000
79. Most all energy comes to and leaves the
earth in the form of __ energy.
ANS. RADIANT

80. Most of the energy coming from a photon

of light comes from the color ___.
ANS. BLUE

93. hardness test is not used for with

Brinnel hardness number
ANS. 630

81. ___ states that the failure is predicted to

occur in the multiaxial state of stress when
the distortion energy per unit volume
becomes equal to or exceed s the distortion
energy per unit volume at the time of failure
in a simple uniaxial stress test using a
specimen of the same material.
ANS. DISTORTION ENERGY THEOREM

94. In strength of materials, the bending

strength of a given beam is determined by its
___.
ANS. SECTION MODULUS

82. When a closed coiled helical spring is

subjected to an axial load through its center
and along the longitudinal axis, it is likely to
experience __ stress.
ANS. TORSIONAL

96. __ refers to the gradual extrusion of

deformation of a nonelastic material under
load.
ANS. COLD FLOW

83. An instrument used to measure high

temperature is ___.
ANS. PYRHELIOMETER
84. Instrument that can be used to measure
illuminating power of two surfaces.
ANS. PHOTOMETER

97. __ represents a measured property of the

compactness of matter.
ANS. DENSITY
98. In the ideal gas equation, the value of the
gas constant R is __ K atm per mole K.
ANS. 0.0821
99. What is the unit of molar fraction?
ANS. NO UNIT OR UNITLESS

85. Instrument used to measure height.

ANS ALTIMETER
86. In a crystalline structure, the number of
atoms in the cell is the number of __.
ANS. LATTICE POINT
87. __ is an aluminum alloy that is usually
used for electric cables because of it good
electrical properties.
ANS. DURALUMIN
88. Fuse wire is made up of __ and __.
ANS. TIN, LEAD
89. Fuse is made up of how many percent tin?
ANS. 63%
90. Fuse is made up of how many percent
lead?
ANS. 37%
91. __ is the most commonly used
measuring the hardness of materials.
ANS. ROCKWELL TEST

95. The __ of a body is dependent on the axis

of rotation of the body.
ANS. RADIUS OF GYRATION

in

92. __ is the international standard for

measuring the hardness of rubber, plastic and
other non metallic materials.
ANS. DUROMETER

100.
Fathometer is used to measure __.
ANS. OCEANS DEPTH
101.
When a body is raised above the
surface of Earth, its __ increases.
ANS. POTENTIAL ENERGY
102.
For a body falling towards Earth,
its acceleration is __.
ANS. POSITIVE
103.
There is no atmosphere on the
moon because on moon the __ of gas
molecules is less than their root mean square
velocity.
ANS. ESCAPE VELOCITY
104.
If a steel wire is stretched by a
force, then its elongation is inversely
proportional to the __ of the wire.
ANS. LENGTH
105.
The mean distance from the Earth
to the Sun is __ km.
ANS. 150 MILLION
106.
The diameter of the earth is nearly
__ km.
ANS. 12,800

107.
The mean density of the earth is
about 6 x 10 exponent __ kg.
ANS. 24

118.
A ball is thrown vertically upwards
in free space. Its total mechanical energy:
ANS. CONSTANT THROUGHOUT THE
MOTION

108.
On the surface of the earth, the
mass of a body is m. On the surface of moon,
both the mass and weight becomes __.
ANS. 1/6TH

119.
The momentum of a body having
kinetic energy E is doubled. The new kinetic
energy is __.
ANS. 4E

109.
When a spirit level is placed on a
surface which is not horizontal, the bubble
moves __.
ANS. TOWARDS THE HIGHER SIDE

120.
The temperature of a steel ball is
observed to increase after it has fallen
through 10 m. The value of acceleration due
to gravity has __ the average velocity of the
ball.
ANS. BECOME EQUAL

110.
The property by which substances
recover to their original shape when the
external applied force is removed is called __.
ANS. ELASTICITY
111.
The motion of a simple pendulum
is __.
ANS. OSCILLATORY
112.
The rate of flow of a liquid in a
capillary tube of length L and radius R is V.
What would be the state of flow of the same
liquid in another capillary tube of length 2L
and radius 2R?
ANS. 8V
113.
Viscosity depends upon
between the two layers of liquid.
ANS. NORMAL REACTION

the

__

114.
The radius of capillary tube is
doubled. What change will take place in the
height of the capillary rise?
ANS. CAPILLARY RISE WILL BE HALVED
115.
In a satellite moving around any
planet, the gravitational force is effectively
balanced. If an ice cube exists there, it melts
with passage of time, its shape will __.
ANS. CHANGE TO SPHERICAL
116.
A rocket engine is mounted on a
wagon which is free to move horizontally.
When the engine is first ignited, the wagon
acquires some acceleration. This acceleration
is independent of __.
ANS. ACCELERATION DUE TO GRAVITY
117.
A monkey is accelerating down a
string whose breaking strength is two-thirds
of his weight. The minimum acceleration of
the monkey should be __.
ANS. g/3

121.
The freezer in a refrigerator is
fitted near the top so that it __.
ANS. CAN COOL THE WHOLE INTERIOR
BY SETTING UP CONVECTION CURRENT
122.
The
principle
underlying
a
microwave oven is __.
ANS. MICROWAVES VIBRATE THE WATER
MOLECULES
IN
FOOD
THEREBY
GENERATING HEAT
123.
All surfaces is hot elastically and
normally by n molecules per unit time. All the
molecules have same mass m and same
velocity u. The force on the surface is __.
ANS. 2mnu
124.
At what temperature do both the
Centigrade and Fahrenheit thermometer show
the same reading?
ANS. -40OC
125.
Thermodynamic variables are __.
ANS.
PRESSURE,
VOLUME
AND
TEMPERATURE
126.
A
mercury
thermometer
is
constructed at a temperature higher than the
__.
ANS.
MAXIMUM
RANGE
OF
THE
THERMOMETER

127.

The boiling point of water on plains

is 100OC. at hills it will be ___.
ANS. LESS THAN 100OC
128.
It is hotter over the top of a fire
than at the same distance on the sides
because of __.
ANS. CONVECTION OF HEAT

129.
A hydrogenated-inflated polythene
balloon is released from the surface of the
earth. As the balloon rises to an altitude up in
the atmosphere, it will __.
ANS. MAINTAIN THE SAME SIZE AND
SHAPE
130.
The amount of heat required to
change 1 gram of steam at 100 degrees C to
1 gram of water at 100 degree C is called the
__.
ANS. WATER EQUIVALENT OF STEAM
131.
If a piece of ice floating on the
surface of water in a beaker melts
completely, the level of water __.
ANS. FALLS
132.
A piece of
concentrated solution
water) in a pot. When
the level of solution will
ANS. GO UP

140.
If a bus suddenly starts, a person
standing in it will __.
ANS.
141.
Silicon is added to many carbon
and low-alloy steel in order to __.
ANS. REMOVE DISSOLVE OXYGEN
142.
__ is a kind of battery where the
fuel is oxidized at the anode and oxygen is
reduced at the cathode.
ANS. FUEL CELL
143.
Duralumin is how many percent
aluminum?
ANS. 94%

ice is floating in a
of common salt (in
ice melts completely,
__.

144.
In a fluid medium, absolute
temperature is proportional to the __ of the
velocity of sound.
ANS.

133.
The refractive index of glass is
largest for __ rays.
ANS. VIOLET

145.
__ states that there is no
resistance to bodies moving through an ideal
fluid.
ANS. DALEMBERTS PARADOX

134.
Among copper wire, nichrome wire,
lead wire and iron wire, which heater element
is use in electric press?
ANS. NICHROME WIRE

146.
The thermodynamic process which
is also known as hyperbolic process is the __
process.
ANS. ISOTHERMAL

135.
At a node of an electrical network
the algebraic sum of the currents must be
zero. This is a consequence of the ___.
ANS.
LAW
OF
CONSERVATION
OF
CHARGE

147.
During the fusion process, mass is
lost and converted to energy according to __
law.
ANS. EINSTEINS

136.
Two parallel conductors carrying
current of the same magnitude in opposite
directions perpendicular to the page. If one of
the conductors is moved to twice the distance
from the outer conductor, the force acting on
each conductor will __.
ANS.
137.
The number of molecules in a
container is doubled. What will be the effect
on the rms speed of the molecules?
ANS. THERE WILL BE NO EFFECT
138.
Gases are solid when combines
with __.
ANS. LEAD OR ZINC
139.
Molecules in solids have a very
little movement due to __.
ANS.

148.
In a chemical reaction, __ lowers
the activation energy.
ANS. CATALYST
149.
__ is obtained when ammonium
chloride and sodium nitrite is heated.
ANS. NITROGEN
150.
__ method is a method that
calculates depreciation amount greater than
the straight line method.
ANS. ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION
151.
If its linear momentum of a body is
doubled, the kinetic energy will __.
ANS. QUADRUPLE
152.
Nautical mile is a unit of distance in
__.
ANS. NAVIGATION

153.
An angstrom measures a __.
ANS. DISTANCE
154.
Richter scale is used to measure
__.
ANS. MAGNITUDE OF EARTHQUAKES
155.
What instrument is
measure the altitude of the sun?
ANS. SEXTANT

used

to

156.
The spectrum of luminous bodies is
studied by the instrument called __.
ANS. SPECTROMETER
157.
An instrument used for measuring
temperatures at a distance is __.
ANS.
MAXIMUM-MINIMUM
THERMOMETER
158.
The instrument used for detecting
heat ray is __.
ANS. PYROMETER
159.
Small thickness can be measured
with a __.
ANS. SPHEROMETER
160.
Suppose a person sits on a rotating
stool and holds a 2 kg mass in each
outstretched hand. He drops these masses
without moving his arms relative to his body.
Then his angular velocity __.
ANS. WILL INCREASE
161.
In uniform circular
particle moves with constant __.
ANS.
SPEED
BUT
ACCELERATION

motion,

VARIABLE

162.
In case of uniform circular motion,
the acceleration is __.
ANS. CONSTANT IN MAGNITUDE AND
DIRECTED RADIALLY INWARDS
163.
Every point on a rotating body has
the same value of __.
ANS. ANGULAR VELOCITY
164.
A particle moves in a circular path
with constant angular speed. The motion of
its projection along any of its diameters is __.
ANS. VIBRATORY
165.
A particle is acted upon by a force
of constant magnitude, which is always
perpendicular to the velocity of the particle.

The motion of the particle takes place in a

plane. It follows that __ is constant.
ANS. KINETIC ENERGY
166.
In a circular motion of a particle
the force on the particle is always at right
angles to its motion. The work done by the
force will __.
ANS. BE ZERO

167.
Three pendulum bobs, one solid,
one hollow and the other half filled with
mercury of the same diameter are submerged
by strings of same length. What is true with
this?
ANS. BOB HALF FILLED WITH MERCURY
HAS LONGEST TIME PERIOD
168.
A raindrop falls with a uniform
velocity when __.
ANS. ITS WEIGHT IS BALANCED BY
UPTHRUST
169.
On a planet having a radius half
that of the earth and a mass that is four
times the mass of the earth, the value of
acceleration due to gravity will be __.
ANS. 16g
170.
Sudden fall of a barometer reading
indicates __.
ANS. STORM
171.
A body floats on water and also on
an oil of density 1.25. What is true about
this?
ANS. THE BODY EXPERIENCES EQUAL
UPTHRUST WATER AND OIL
172.
The vector sum of forces acting on
a stationary body is __.
ANS. ZERO
173.
In a telescope the focal length of
the objective is __ the focal length of the
eyepiece.
ANS.
174.
If an astronomical telescope has an
objective of focal length 90 cm and the focal
length of the eyepiece is 10 cm, then the
length of the telescope is __ cm.
ANS. 100

175.

A lens is placed between source of

light and a wall, it forms images of area A1

and A2 on the wall, for its two different

positions. The area of the source of light is
__.
ANS. SQUARE ROOT OF A1A2
176.
The critical angle of light passing in
from glass to air is minimum for __ light.
ANS. VIOLET
177.
The image formed by a convex
mirror compared to the object is usually __.
ANS. ERECT AND SMALLER

188.
The modern concept of the atoms
was developed by __.
ANS. ERNEST RUTHERFORD
189.
Empirical formula gives the __ of
elements in a compound.
ANS. WHOLE NUMBER RATIO
190.
What element when added
nickel will improve the nickels ductility?
ANS. MANGANESE

to

191.
The German nickel is an alloy of
___, ___ and ___.
ANS. COPPER, NICKEL, ZINC

178.

An objective lens of focal length fO

and an eye piece lens of focal length fE are
used in the construction of a compound
microscope. The
magnification
of this
microscope could be increased further by __.
ANS. INCREASING fO AND DECREASING fE
179.
The image distance is never
greater than or equal to the object distance in
a __ mirror.
ANS. CONVEX
180.
Critical angle is minimum for light
going from __ to __.
ANS. GLASS, WATER
181.
When a lens produces an image,
the illumination of the image is __.
ANS. GREATER IN THE MIDDLE
182.
Sound waves cannot be __.
ANS. POLARIZED
183.
The distance from crest to crest of
any wave is called its __.
ANS. WAVELENGTH
184.
A wave in which the particles of the
material move up and down as the wave goes
from left to right is called a __ wave.
ANS. TRANSVERSE
185.
Precision is described as the __.
ANS. CLOSENESS OF TWO SETS OF
MEASURED VALUES
186.
Accuracy is described as the __.
ANS. CLOSENESS OF SINGLE MEASURED
VALUE TO TRUE VALUE
187.
The plum pudding model of an
atom was replaced by the __ of protons and
neutrons.
ANS. OPTICAL THEORY

192.
When waves go from one placed to
another, they transport __.
ANS. ENERGY ONLY
193.
The velocity of water waves
produced a ripple tank experiment is __ in
shallow water as compared to their velocity in
deep water.
ANS. LESS
194.
Beats are examples of __.
ANS. INTERFERENCE
195.
The phenomenon of beats is not
observed in the case of visible light waves
because the difference between the two
interfering frequencies is __.
ANS. VERY SMALL
196.
The tuning fork A is of a slightly
higher frequency than a fork B. They are
employed to produce beats. On loading the
fork A with wax, the frequency of beats will
___.
ANS. DECREASE
197.
The stem of a vibrating tuning fork
is pressed against a tabletop. The duration of
its vibration ___.
ANS. INCREASES
198.
At resonance, the amplitude of
oscillation is __.
ANS. VERY LARGE
199.
When the soldiers cross a bridge,
they are advised to march out of step due to
the phenomenon of __.
ANS. RESONANCE
200.
When two vibrating systems are in
resonance, then their __ are equal.
ANS. FREQUENCIES

201.
The wavelength of the sound
waves generated when a violin plays the
musical note middle C is nearly __ cm.
ANS. 66
202.
A string stretched between two
fixed points is vibrating in one segment. The
frequency with which the string vibrates is
directly proportional to the __ of the
stretching force.
ANS. SQUARE ROOT
203.
The frequency of vibration in string
of sonometer under tension T is f. if the
vibrating length is halved, keeping the tension
constant, the frequency will become ___.
ANS. 2f
204.
The pitch of the fundamental note
of stretched string can be lowered by __ the
tension of the wire.
ANS. DECREASING
205.
The velocity of waves on a
stretched string would decrease if the tension
of the wire is __.
ANS. DECREASED
206.
If a string of length 1 meter is
vibrating in four loops, the wavelength of
waves propagating on the string will be __
cm.
ANS. 50
207.
When a wave passes from one
medium to another, there is change in __ and
__.
ANS. WAVELENGTH, VELOCITY
208.
Charge will flow from one body to
another if there is difference of __ between
the two bodies.
ANS. POTENTIAL
209.
The potential
spherical conductor is __.
ANS.

inside

hollow

210.
The positive charge on a proton is
__ to the negative charge on electron.
ANS. EQUAL IN MAGNITUDE
211.
When a glass rod is rubbed with
silk, ___ are produced on the silk and the rod.
ANS.
212.
Electric charge given to a hollow
spherical conductors resides on its ___.
ANS. OUTER SURFACE

213.
As compared to insulators,
conductors, there are ___ free electrons.
ANS. MORE

in

214.
The rate at which electric energy is
used is measured in ___.
ANS. WATTS
215.
What sequential arrangements of
aluminum, germanium and carbon shows the
correct increasing order of their electrical
conductivities?
ANS. CARBON, GERMANIUM, ALUMINUM
216.
The intensity of the electric field
between two opposite charge potential plates
is __ between the plates except near the
edges.
ANS. CONSTANT
217.
A potential difference of 100 V is
applied across the plates of a capacitor of
capacitance 5 farads. If the potential
difference is doubled, its energy will become
__.
ANS. 4 TIMES
218.
The combined capacitance of two
capacitors when they are connected in series
is __.
ANS. LESS THAN
219.
S. I. unit of mass.
ANS. KILOGRAM
220.
One micron
exponent __ meters.
ANS. -6

is

equal

to

10

221.
Ampere is a unit of __.
ANS. ELECTRIC CURRENT
222.
Parsec is a unit of ___.
ANS. DISTANCE
223.
Coulomb is equal to ___.
ANS. 1 AMP X 1 SEC
224.
Mass of an electron is __ gm.
ANS. 9.1 x 10-31
225.
Two drops of same liquid and same
radius combine to form a single drop. In this
process, energy is __.
ANS. RELEASED
226.
Which pair does not
quantities of identical dimensions?

represent

ANS.

ANS. BEATS

227.
A mixture of gibbsite and diaspore
of which aluminum is derived is called __.
ANS. BAUXITE

240.

228.
Some polymetric materials, such as
epoxies are formed by strong primary
chemical bonds called ___.
ANS. CROSS LINKING
229.
Infrasound refers to sounds whose
frequencies are below ___.
ANS. 20 Hz
230.
Who coined the term plasma?
ANS. IRVING LANGMUIR
231.
Substances are classified as either
__ or __.
ANS. ELEMENTS, COMPOUNDS
232.
A body of mass m slides down an
incline and reaches the bottom with velocity
V. if the same mass were in the form of a ring
which rolls down this incline, the velocity of
the ring at the bottom would have been ___.
ANS. V/ (SQUARE ROOT OF 2)
233.
When salt is added to water, its
boiling point __.
ANS. INCREASES
234.
A process in which there is neither
gain nor loss of heat from the system is called
a/an __ process.
ANS. ADIABATIC
235.
A convex mirror is used in motor
vehicles to look at the back traffic because:
ANS. IT COVERS A WIDE FIELD OF VIEW
AND ALWAYS GIVES AN UPRIGHT IMAGE
236.
Mirage formed because of two
phenomena. What are these phenomena?
ANS.
TERRESTRIAL
HEATING
AND
REFRACTION OF LIGHT
237.
To get higher magnification by a
magnifying glass, the lens used should be of
__.
ANS. SHORT FOCAL LENGTH
238.
Total internal reflection cannot take
place when light is incident on a __ boundary.
ANS. AIR TO GLASS
239.
Reflected sound waves
result in the formation of __.

do

not

The velocity of sound will be

doubled of its value at 0OC at a temperature
of __OC.
ANS. 819
241.
The process of superimposing
signal frequency on the carrier wave is known
as __.
ANS. MODULATION
242.
Among aluminum, copper, silver
and glass, which one is an insulator?
ANS. GLASS
243.
Between diamond, platinum, gold
and iridium, which is the hardest known
metal?
ANS. IRIDIUM
244.
Between
platinum,
iridium,
tungsten, and iron, which one has the highest
melting point?
ANS. TUNGSTEN
245.
What is the Youngs modulus of
elasticity for a perfectly rigid body?
ANS. INFINITY
246.
If distance is plotted against x-axis
and kinetic energy against y-axis, then the
slope of the graph so obtained is proportional
to __.
ANS. ACCELERATION
247.
If the earth is treated as a sphere
of radius R and mass M, its angular
momentum about the axis of its diurnial
rotation with period T is:
ANS. 4R2/5T

248.

The density of water is maximum

at __ OC.
ANS. 4
249.
A body is moving along a circular
path of radius R. What will be the
displacement of the body when it completes
half a revolution?
ANS. DISPLACEMENT = 2R

250.

Two electrons are forced to come

closer to each other, then the potential
energy of the electrons __.
ANS. INCREASES

251.
A curved road of radius r is
perfectly banked for a speed V. When a car of
weight w goes round the curve with speed V
(friction neglected) then the normal reaction
of the road is N. then the __ is the resultant
of w and N.
ANS. CENTRIFUGAL FORCE

264.
What is the image formed by a
mirror of any type is ___.
ANS. ALWAYS ERECT
265.

ANS. BETTER RESOLVING POWER

252.
When common salt is sprinted on
ice, the temperature of ice __.
ANS. DECREASES

266.
Mixing yellow and blue paint will
give __ paint.
ANS. GREEN

253.
In a burning candle, the flame is
__.
ANS. HOTTER AT THE TOP

267.
What speed will your image
approach you?
ANS. 20 m/s

254.
Heat radiation travels
space at a speed of __ m/s.
ANS. 3 x 108

268.
distinguish two musical notes
having the same frequency and loudness is
called __.
ANS. PITCH

through

255.
The chamber contains a mixture of
helium gas and hydrogen gas. The ratio of
root mean square speed of helium to that of a
hydrogen molecules will be __.
ANS. 1 / SQUARE ROOT OF 2
256.
A concave lens is __ at the middle
and __ on the edges.
ANS. THINNER, THICKER
257.
A well cit diamond appears bright
because of the ___.
ANS. TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION
258.
The final image formed
compound microscope is __.
ANS. VIRTUAL AND MAGNIFIED

in

269.
... waves of constant amplitude can
be generated with a/an ___.
ANS. OSCILLATOR
270.
Ohm is to resistance as volt is to
__.
ANS. POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE
271.
Megger is an instrument used to
measure __.
ANS. INSULATION RESISTANCE
272.
The electric lines of force always
__.
ANS. CONVERGE TOWARDS NEGATIVE
CHARGES

259.
The velocity of light is maximum in
__.
ANS. VACUUM

273.
Ampere-second stands for the unit
of __.
ANS. CHARGE

260.
Sound waves in air are __.
ANS. LONGITUDINAL

274.
A chronometer is used to measure
__.
ANS. TIME

261.

A ball of mass m collides with a

wall with speed v and rebounds on the same
line with the same speed. If mass of the wall
is taken as infinite, then the work done by the
ball on the wall is __.
ANS. ZERO

275.
The property of inertia is possessed
by:
ANS. ALL BODIES IN NATURE

262.
What process of heat transfer
cannot take place in a vacuum?
ANS. CONDUCTION AND CONVECTION

276.
The trajectory of the bob of a
vibrating simple pendulum after it has got
suddenly detached from the thread while
passing through its mean position is ___.
ANS. PARABOLIC

263.
In a burning candle, the coldest
part of the flame is __.
ANS. AT THE MIDDLE

277.
In simple pendulum the potential
energy of the bob is ___.
ANS. ZERO AT THE MEAN POSITION

278.
and springs should be of
substance with ___ elasticity.
ANS. HIGH
279.
By what percentage should the
pressure of a given mass of a gas be
increased so as to decrease its volume by
0.10% at a constant temperature?
ANS. 11.1 %
280.
collide such that their kinetic
energy is conserved. This is an example of
__.
ANS. ELASTIC

281.

Highest temperature that can be

measured by a mercury thermometer is __
O
C.
ANS. 357

282.

When a hydrogen filled balloon

rises high in the atmosphere, it will ___.
ANS. SHRINK IN SIZE
283.
If there is a circular hole in a metal
plate, what happens to the radius of the hole
when the plate is heated?
ANS. IT DECREASES
284.
Two students ordered tea and
waited for a friend who was to join them
shortly. One of them poured hot tea in his cup
and mixed cold milk in it and the other
poured hot tea but mixed the cold milk only
after the friend came after 5 minutes. Now
the temperature of the cup of the tea of the
__ is higher.
ANS. FIRST STUDENT
285.
The rear view mirror used by
drivers is a __ mirror.
ANS. CONVEX
286.
A beam of parallel rays is brought
to a focus by a convex lens. If a thin concave
lens of equal focal length is joined to the
convex lens, the focus will be __.
ANS. SHIFTED TO INFINITY
287.
Some people develop cloudy areas
in one or both eyes. This defect on the eye is
called __.
ANS. CATARACT
288.
The final image formed
compound microscope is __.
ANS. VIRTUAL AND MAGNIFIED

in

289.
Our eye is most sensitive to what
wavelength of light?
ANS. 555 nm

290.

one medium a wave has a

frequency f of the wavelength and speed c,
the waves pass from this medium to another
where its speed is (2/3)c. in the second
medium the frequency will be __ and
wavelength will be __.
ANS. f, (3/2)c

291.

An object moving in a straight line

with a constant velocity has kinetic energy E,
momentum p. if the speed of the object is
doubled, the new value of its momentum and
kinetic energy will be __.
ANS. 2p AND 4E
292.
is 100 cm, the length of a
seconds pendulum on the moon will nearly __
cm.
ANS. 16
293.
Brittle substances are those which
___.
ANS. BREAK INTO PIECES WHEN A
FORCE IS APPLIED
294.

ANS.
OPPOSITE
EQUAL SPEED

DIRECTIONS

WITH

295.
Two bodies A and B having masses
in the ratio of 1:4 have kinetic energies in the
ratio of 4:1. The ratio of linear momenta of A
and B is:
ANS. 1:1

296.

What thermometer is best suited

for measuring a temperature of nearly
1500OC?
ANS. THERMOCOUPLE THERMOMETER
297.
A hot body is kept in vacuum.
What will happen to its temperature after
some time?
ANS. IT WILL DECREASE
298.
The radiator in an electric room
heater is most effective when it is __.
ANS. HIGHLY POLISHED
299.
Good absorber of thermal radiation
is also a good ___.
ANS. EMITTER

300.
Among sun, moon, candle flame,
and electric lamp, which is a non-luminous
body?
ANS. MOON
301.
A microphone converts __ energy
to __ energy.
ANS. SOUND, ELECTRICAL
302.
When the temperature of air rises,
the wavelength of sound waves of a given
frequency will __.
ANS. INCREASE
303.
The wavelength of microwave is
___ the wavelength of red light.
ANS. LARGER
304.
The resistance of metallic wire does
not depend upon __.
ANS. POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE ACROSS IT
305.
Rheostat is to voltage divider as
dimmer switch is to __.
ANS. POTENTIOMETER
306.
magnet of magnetic moment 80
is cut into two equal halves of lengths.
The magnetic moment of half will be __
unit.
ANS. 40
307.
Magnetic storms are produced due
to ___.
ANS. APPEARANCE OF SUN SPOTS
308.
Moving charge produces __ field.
ANS.
BOTH
MAGNETIC
AND
ELECTROSTATIC
309.
Newton is a unit of ___.
ANS. FORCE
310.
Instrument
rainfall, and hail.
ANS. RAIN GAUGE

used

to

measure

311.
works on the principle of ___.
ANS. CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM
312.
Physical quantity which produces
acceleration is called __.
ANS. TORQUE

313.

The normal temperature of human

body is __ OC.
ANS. 37

314.
The temperature at the bottom of a
high waterfall is higher than that at the top
because:
ANS.
MECHANICAL
ENERGY
IS
TRANSFORMED INTO THERMAL ENERGY
315.
The front of the eye is covered by
a transparent member called ___.
ANS. IRIS

316.

The Galilean telescope consists of

___ lenses.
ANS.